Biografia dell'autore
THE AUTHOR
Roberto Piumini has written many novels, tales, poems and translations for adults and poems, tales, novels, plays and translations for children. He is one of the best Italian children’s writers and is very well known even abroad. For Interlinea he wrote Peppino’s journey, Caterina the goat and others
Cecco Mariniello was born in Siena in 1950 and is one of the most famous illustrators in Italy (among others he has illustrated many books by Roberto Piumini). He has been awarded the Andersen prize and published with Piemme (Jacopo and the abominable wild beast), Fatatrac, Giunti and others. For Interlinea he wrote How Caterina saved Santa Claus, which was awarded the Christmas Tale prize in 2001, and illustrated Peppino’s journey and Ciro and the clouds by Roberto Piumini, Little mad tales by Anna Vivarelli and Who set the library on fire? by Anna Lavatelli.